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"Excellent book, I have used this for my Criminal Behavior course for a number of years. Very authoritative."
—Harry Cramer,Quincy University

The Fourth Edition of this best-selling text provides students with the most up-to-date information on the increasingly popular field of psychological profiling. Well-known authors Ronald M. Holmes and Stephen T. Holmes build upon their continued research and involvement in field investigation as a source of relevant and often high-profile case studies to illustrate theory and application of the methods discussed. The text is particularly readable and engaging, making frequent use of illustrative tables and figures and presenting occasional photos.

New to the Fourth Edition

Offers a new chapter on Lizzie Borden (Chapter 14), analyzing this historic murder case with fresh insight and a unique analysis while retaining the chapter on Jack the Ripper, a classic unresolved serial murderer

Covers more recent events such as the killings at Northern Illinois University and Virginia Tech

Provides a new section on Santeria and the occult to understand the dogma and icons of these teachings and investigates reasons behind crimes committed by some followers

Offers guidance to students for online graduate programs, seminars, and degrees in criminal profiling

Includes updated tables and crime statistics throughout the text

Presents new photos to offer authentic representations of violent crimes and offenders

Editorial Reviews

Harry Cramer

"Excellent book, I have used this for my Criminal Behavior course for a number of years. Very authoritative."

Booknews

Extensively revised to include new material in this fast-expanding field, this volume includes new chapters addressing criminal behavior theories and psychological profiling, autoerotic deaths, and occult crimes, as well as detailed profiles of several famous unsolved crimes and criminals including the Jon Benet Ramsay case and Jack the Ripper. Other additions include a chapter on victims and improved coverage of the theoretical aspects of sociopsychological profiling. Suitable for students in criminology and criminal justice as well as for professionals and researchers in those fields. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\

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Meet the Author

Ronald M. Holmes is Coroner, in the Jefferson County Coroner's office and Professor Emeritus of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He is the author of several books, among them Profiling Violent Crimes, Sex Crimes, and Serial Murder. He is also the author of more than 50 articles appearing in scholarly publications. He is Vice President of the National Center for the Study of Unresolved Homicides and has completed more than 500 psychological profiles for police departments across the United States. He received his doctorate from Indiana University.

is Coroner, in the Jefferson County Coroner's office and Professor Emeritus of Justice Administration at the University of Louisville. He is the author of several books, among them and He is also the author of more than 50 articles appearing in scholarly publications. He is Vice President of the National Center for the Study of Unresolved Homicides and has completed more than 500 psychological profiles for police departments across the United States. He received his doctorate from Indiana University.

Stephen T. Holmes is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Central Florida. Prior to this position, he was a social science analyst for the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C. He has authored 6 books and more than 15 articles dealing with policing, drug testing, probation and parole issues, and violent crime. He received his doctorate from the University of Cincinnati.

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